(19)
(11) EP 0 809 351 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.03.1998 Bulletin 1998/10

(43) Date of publication A2:
26.11.1997 Bulletin 1997/48

(21) Application number: 97113589.2

(22) Date of filing: 08.12.1993
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6H03F 1/32
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT NL SE

(30) Priority: 08.12.1992 JP 351747/92

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
93119773.5 / 0601560

(71) Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Kimura, Katsuji
    Minato-ku, Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER 
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München
81675 München (DE)

 
Remarks:
This application was filed on 06 - 08 - 1997 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.
 


(54) Differential amplifier circuit


(57) A differential amplifier circuit having an improved transconductance linearity, which includes a first to fourth unbalanced differential pairs of MOS transistors. In each differential pair, a ratio (W/L) of a gate-width W and a gate-length L of one transistor is different from that of the other transistor. Gates of the transistors having smaller ratios of the first and third pairs and gates of the transistors having larger ratios of the second and fourth pairs are coupled together to form one of differential input ends. Gates of the transistors having larger ratios of the first and third pairs and gates of the transistors having smaller ratios of the second and fourth pairs are coupled together to form the other of the input ends. Drains of the transistors having smaller ratios of the first and second pairs and drains of the transistors having larger ratios of the third and fourth pairs are coupled together to form one of differential output ends. Drains of the transistors having larger ratios of the first and second pairs and drains of the transistors having smaller ratios of the third and fourth pairs are coupled together to form the other of the output ends.





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